Dark Paranormal Mystery

I'd had less than a week to recover from an incident that left me half-dead. My body was battered and bruised in ways I can't even begin to describe. Dark magic use had consumed me, spat me out a husk of a man. I was little more than flesh and bone, weary to my very soul. So, of course, there was a knock at the door. My smile faded, happy face turning to tears, as Kate - a gorgeous vampire and the woman I lust over at every available opportunity - told me the news. Dark magic came to me as my eyes snapped to black and my tattoos felt fit to burst with energy.

A chilling new novella in the bestselling Lance Brody supernatural suspense series! On Halloween night of Lance Brody’s freshman year of high school, sixteen-year-old Chrissy Steel sneaked out her bedroom window and was never seen again. Now, nearly a decade later, as Lance and Leah are adjusting to life back in Lance’s hometown of Hillston, Virginia, the tragic history of Chrissy’s disappearance resurfaces in the most unexpected way. And this time, Lance will get the answers the town has always sought. He’ll track down the source of the Evil that struck the night Chrissy went ...

Scarlett Bernard is used to cleaning up messes. As a human who cancels out any magic around her, Scarlett's job is to keep the supernatural world hidden - at any cost. But on the eve of the Vampire Trials, a two-day tribunal that allows the otherworldly community to air their grievances, Scarlett receives a blood-soaked message from Molly, her estranged former roommate. Molly, a vampire, had been living with 12 human college students...and in one terrible night, she slaughtered them all.

True love can withstand distance and time... but can it survive immortality? Over more than a century as a mermaid, Alexis Silver never really questioned the profound effect her first husband had on her, despite their brief time together. She’s tried a few relationships with other immortals, but none lasted. Content to be on her own, Alex chases the kind of adventures her mortal life could never offer. When her dark master friend Licinia suggests a trip to the land once called Ptolemais, Alex's curiosity is piqued. However, when their jaunt hits a snag. Licinia wants to conduct a ritual ...

When the life of someone they both love is put on the line, Sydney risks everything to hunt down a deadly former nemesis. Meanwhile, Adrian becomes enmeshed in a puzzle that could hold the key to a shocking secret about spirit magic, a secret that could shake the entire Moroi world.

Now that the dust has settled, the Chosen are on the verge of unleashing hell on Earth, and John Hunter still has no idea what he is. Unlucky for Jonny and his new allies, the family Grimm has a solution. Another hybrid exists. And they teach at the Godmother Academy.

If you've never read a Repairman Jack novel, this is the place to begin. It's 1990. A twenty-one-year-old named Jack has dropped out of college, leaving his old life behind to build a new one in New York City. Manhattan's rough edges are jagged enough to shred any unwary newcomer, but perhaps not one who is determined to stay off the grid, at any cost, in the busiest metropolis on earth. And to do so, he'll have to take jobs of a less than legal nature.

Something is up with Lorcan. And I’m fairly sure I’m not just imagining things—he’s been distracted, working later than usual, appears exhausted, and was that vanilla perfume I smelled on him? Regardless of what’s going on with the undead nuisance, I’ve got my own problems to deal with. Namely, I’ve been pinpointed as the main suspect in a murder! I know—as if I have the time or the interest to kill someone. Ridiculous. Anyway, before this situation gets any worse, I need to prove my innocence, stat. Just how am I going to do that? Stick around and find out…

People say I'm a weirdo. Sure, my idea of a party is a mini box of wine and hanging out with a feral raccoon, but it works for me. When I’m accused of murder, things get crazy. One, I learn that I have magic. Two, there’s a secret magical city hidden right in London itself. And three, my only hope is a vampire who’s sexy as sin and scary as the devil himself. He's called the Devil of Darkvale, and he all but owns Guild City. Some say I should just quit and turn myself in. Not a chance. I’m going to solve this murder myself.

Visit Ashok's official website meakalpa.com to read an exclusive excerpt from The Bombay Lovecraft Society! Membership comes at a price... From Bram Stoker and CWA nominated and Utopiales Nantes Award-winning author Ashok Banker comes a chilling new novel of occult horror set in 1980s Bombay A masterful fusion of Lovecraftian terror and Indian Gothic that will haunt your dreams long after you've turned the final page. In the shadows of 1980s Bombay lurks an ancient evil that makes the notorious Rockman serial killings pale in comparison. When a struggling artist is lured into the mysterious...

Jasper Jones, a sardonic and street-smart mailman for the Royal Mail, has a bizarre side gig: delivering messages from the dead. When a murdered nobleman sends him a blood-inked plea to unseat a power-hungry impostor, Jasper dives headfirst into a perilous conspiracy. With the ghostly whispers of his deceased ex-girlfriend and the loyal aid of his living friends, he races against time to restore the rightful heir before the false heir locks down his sinister grip on the high court. This darkly humorous fantasy novella crackles with wit, danger, and the relentless pursuit of justice from ...

A dark presence has settled over the county of Bourdagne, in twelfth century France. Bizarre crop failures, mysterious disappearances, and reports of demons stalking the forest at night plague the land. A statue of Christ has transformed into the image of a demon. A prize mare has given birth to a fully grown mad dog. In the face of mounting evidence, the rulers of Bourdagne are forced to admit that the devil has come to their little county. In desperation, the countess, Emiline, sends a party to Florence to seek out a secretive mage named Demetrius who might be their only hope of ...

I’m finally going to Blood Rose Academy, where I’ll be trained in witch magic, and I can’t wait… Except Blood Rose Academy isn’t exactly how I hoped it would be. First off, the witches are all catty and hex-happy, and I’ve been targeted as their newest victim. And if that weren’t bad enough, there’s a longstanding feud between the witches and the vampires, which means all vampires hate the witches and vice-versa. Maybe that wouldn’t suck so hard (no pun intended) if I didn’t sorta, kinda have a crush on one of the vamps—a loner named Rook, who happens to be the ...

MAVERICK: I might have been a crappy excuse for a big brother in the past, but now I’m making up for lost time… And time isn’t the only thing that’s lost. So is my sister, Astrid. So, I do what any good brother would do—I go after her. Concealing my true identity, I attend Blood Rose Academy as a professor of potions. And along for the ride is my new wife, Taliyah. Not only am I hoping we can find Astrid, but I’m really hoping we find her alive. ASTRID: Even though I definitely have a thing for vampires, that doesn’t mean I wanted to become one… And it definitely didn’t ...

Now available in a single volume, the complete Bright Falls Mysteries saga! Follow Jane Doe who is a weredeer, the least-threatening shape-changer species in the world. Blessed with the ability to turn furry at will, and psychically read objects, Jane has done her best to live a normal life, working as a waitress at the Deerlightful Diner. She has big dreams of escaping life in the supernatural-filled town of Bright Falls, Michigan. Unfortunately, her dreams are ruined by the sudden murder of her best friend's sister, in an apparent occult killing.

Grace Divine, daughter of the local pastor, always knew something terrible happened the night Daniel Kalbi disappeared--the night she found her brother Jude collapsed on the porch, covered in his own blood--but she has no idea what a truly monstrous secret that night held.

Monty and Ellen head to Medellin, Columbia, to investigate a haunted castle. They’re hired to protect its priceless museum exhibits from the annual rampage of the ghost of El Castillo. However, when Ellen is attacked by the spirit, things take a scary turn. While Monty uses his hi-tech instruments to track the entity, Ellen, a psychic, communicates with the dangerous spirit via a translator. When they begin to make a connection between the angry spirit and his shady history, they must trust a notorious man in order to identify the ghost... But the past hides a grim secret—a secret that ...

Paranormal Women’s Fiction from bestsellers HP Mallory and JR Rain! I’ve been hired to protect the weregator community, just outside Misty Hollow, from whatever is living in the swamp—something that continues to claim lives. Why would a group of machismo gators need the protection of a woman like me? Easy—I’m a gorgon, and with my stare that can turn any creature into stone, I’m basically at the top of the supernatural food chain. But when six more weregator youth go missing, we all realize there’s something inside the swamp that’s bigger than all of us. In fear for our ...

Private investigator Mickey Friday knows being a werewolf comes with complications, but when a massive were-bear named Trigger is found dead, she’s drawn into a case she can’t ignore. Trigger had been working to escape the dangerous world of shifter gangs, and his death is quickly dismissed as gang violence. But Mickey suspects something far more sinister. Her search for answers leads her to a secretive werewolf fight ring—a brutal arena where power and dominance rule. The deeper Mickey digs, the clearer it becomes that this isn’t just about shifters fighting for sport. The ring is ...

After Maeve finds a pack of tarot cards while cleaning out a closet during her in-school suspension, she quickly becomes the most sought-after diviner at St. Bernadette’s Catholic school. But when Maeve’s ex-best friend, Lily, draws an unsettling card called The Housekeeper that Maeve has never seen before, the session devolves into a heated argument that ends with Maeve wishing aloud that Lily would disappear. When Lily isn’t at school the next Monday, Maeve learns her ex-friend has vanished without a trace.